I hope no one is ever rude to you - you are such a gifted artist and so enjoyable to watch

I see you're moving into comedy now as well as painting...hahaha!

Oh Stuart, your bloopers made my morning! Thank you for being “real”. I love your videos.

I too think of you as my painting instructor Professor Davies (😉). I believe I’ve watched all your long videos now, & most the short & sped up ones on KZfaq. Can’t recall which one, but I remember you mentioning that it benefits you as a KZfaq podcaster, if people leave comments. As such I always try to leave one. Today I’m listening to this tutorial of yours while painting.. a rather large rock as it happens. I was a research biologist, until I became disabled by a rather odd & uncommon illness in 2015. At any rate, it prohibits me from doing much of anything physical, including talking out loud very often, as those activities increase my symptoms. Being stuck inside w/ nothing to do, after leading a very active & busy life, drove me a bit mad, as I’m only 52. A year ago, my close friend died from Lupus, & I was very sad. However, an older friend of mine on the west coast (I’m in the Northeast 🇺🇸) painted fun little rocks, & suggested I try it. It’d give me something to do that was creative. I knew zero about painting. I decided to try. It wouldn’t cost much to try it out, & rocks are free. Being on a small fixed income, I decided to give it a go. Bought a decent set of acrylics, & some cheap brushes. Then I set to watching hours & hours of KZfaq tutorials. And then I painted & I painted & I painted. Practice practice practice. Learn something new, practice that. I found out what I really wanted to do was paint landscapes. Landscapes with depth, & dimensionality. I missed my hiking days & being out in the mountains. Nothing made me happier than being out in forests, etc. I found that when I painted landscapes, it helped immensely. I just.. felt better inside. To my surprise, people were asking to buy my rock paintings. My first one sold for $150. That was fantastic bc it let me buy more supplies, including canvases bc I really wanted to see what it was like to 🎨 on them (turns out canvases are so much easier, especially bc they’re flat). The large rock I’m 🎨 now is complicated bc of its shape & the fact that I’m attempting a 3-sided painting on it. I do indeed think of the rocks I paint as uneven, oddly shaped canvases w/ no give, lol. Lastly I wanted to say that, I do indeed think of Bob Ross when I watch/listen to you, but not bc your styles are alike. Bob Ross primary goal was never to become a professional artist per se. It was to teach others that they could paint too, & get the same kind of joy out of it. And he was a very good teacher for people who’d never picked up a brush. He never sold any of his paintings. He’d donate them for fundraising, or give them away, but he wouldn’t sell them. He was different than you in that way bc teaching was always his primary goal. In my opinion, the way you are alike is in you’re kind, very positive & supportive, often amusing demeanor, w/ a bit of no-nonsense thrown in, & your true interest in teaching your viewers/subscribers how to do what you do. When’s genuinely rare is an artist of your caliber, who’s willing to put out free podcasts that teach step by step, from beginning to end. I can say this bc I now know at least enough to recognize just how good an artist you truly are. You are unique in your style & your work is captivating. Technically it’s more advanced than what Bob taught, & I’m not knocking Bob, bc that wasn’t his goal. I learned a tremendous amount from him. I wish I could come to France to take your lessons in person, but I’m unable. I truly wish I could be a patron, but I’m just barely managing at the moment. I am starting to get commissions now, so that could all change🤞😉. The only way I can thank you is to subscribe, like, share your videos, study your episodes, & tell you why it means so much to me. Primarily, I paint for myself in the way I want. I do this bc it makes me feel like I’m alive again. It makes me happy to have something I can create out of my imagination. It’s funny actually bc, while I truly love science & enjoyed much of my research, I’ve never enjoyed anything so much as I do painting, except perhaps hiking w/ my 🐕. This must be what it feels like to have a job you love. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. What you’re doing, what you’re sharing means more than you know to some of your viewers. And this novella style comment will likely be my last for awhile. I shall keep my comments shorter in the future😉.

Those clouds...man, I wish I'd know this technique this morning when I was doing battle with a sky. Thank you so much for sharing your gift; it is so very much appreciated

Love this painting as is without any red in it. My favourite colours. Thank you for posting. Greetings from Canada.

Wow, it´s amazing how you can make a blob to look like trees and fields! That´s a pro working!

“Dont paint your subjects, paint your feelings.” Exceptional quote 🧐

The bloopers were superb. Really shows your humanity and silliness. Makes me feel funny all over. Stuart

Stuart! You are the most humorous art teacher I have ever had the pleasure to know.

BRAVO!!!! Wonderful presentation as well as narration!! Thank you for the link to James Naughton. His work is beautiful however your still our favorite. Thank you for your time and effort.

You are amazing Stuart, every time I think you have finally messed up your sky you turn it into a triumph.

Youre so funny , so real. I learn so much and laugh my way through it. You’re videos are a true delight. Thank you.

I like how you give a little art history here and there. I love your videos. Sometimes they just relax me to sleep at night. Thank you.

This was excellent and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you for your kindness in sharing.

What a great speaking voice , a natural delivery , a sense of humour and , above all , a superb talent. Thank you for sharing this with us all .

Why I like Stuart's painting style is that it doesnt have all that "happy little trees" & continuous referrals to "there it is" for every swipe of paint / palette knife. Very refreshing. Great job mate!

Stuart, this is wonderful. I so enjoy the windswept landscape as well. I always come away from the lesson with new information. I have been approaching my painting with “Paint what you feel”..this one thing has loosened up my painting, and given it more depth and meaning. Thank you!! The bloopers were priceless. Thank you for the laugh! Looking forward to the next installment!!💜💜💜👏👏👏

Can’t wait for your next video. Love this painting so far. Thank you

Enjoyed your video. Love the bloopers too. Just shows your human and not all staged! Pretty kitty! Can't wait to see how you finish this one. Thanks again for sharing your talent.

WHO WOULD GIVE THIS A THUMBS DOWN?!?!?!? I am floored by that!!! A beautiful landscape, Clear and thoughtful instructions plus a blooper reel (that was truly funny)..I LOVED IT!

Hi Stuart, thanks for sharing your art with us , I learn quite a bit watching you painting…and the volume is fine , very clear .

Hey Stuart, I'm a nurse and first responder in the USA. I sent a package to Canada back in July and it hasn't made it yet. I understand your frustration. We are apparently quarantined. Funny how "the wall" idea backfired and turned out to be a virus that keeps US citizens inside, instead of keeping others out. The USPS has made it clear to me that limited cargo and at least 2 to 4 weeks is required for quarantine along with disinfectant. I'm also an artist and send items to and fro. I had a painting out which was buckled and destroyed by a "liquid" substance during shipping. Be cautious and make sure all open areas are sealed tight. "Stuff" coming IN to America is getting here relatively quickly. "Stuff" shipping OUT is delayed by 6 to 8 weeks according to the Post Master.

Hi Stuart thanks for another fabulous video...I love your work have been watching you for ages trying to "copy" your artistic moves.I also love painting skies and your sky in this painting enchanted me..thank you soooo much..I like you am an expat but have been living for 50 years in Italy..looking forward to seeing the finished picture. Thanks.

I can watch your videos over and over again they're just that good

Love the attempted smile at the end, puts me right back back in night classes trying to be windswept and interesting after showing my painting to the room! "Just look at the canvas, not me!"

Thank you! I could write a novel on the subject of my Stuart Davies appreciation but I wont bore you with that right now. If I have a go at oil painting, I'm thinking about it, it will have everything to do with the pure inspiration and motivation you put in people! So thank you very much for sharing.

Love love this one . I always see faces in your clouds.

Love this one! I feel as if I always learn something new with each video I watch, so thank you!

You have made two Aussie girls very happy watching your tutorials and planning our painting! Thanks heaps

Stuart, thank you, love your humour, gigggggles galore. Just love your technique its so relaxing to watch you.

Not only are you a wonderful artist your a great teacher.

Every time I watch you, I am mesmerized!!! Love your choice of colors!! Your blooper are hilarious but I am feeling bad that you go through so much just to inspire us. Thank you so much for that!!

Sometimes I watch your videos in the morning or evening as a meditation 🙏🏼🌹

This video was amazing. Aside from your usual beautiful painting and instruction s you had me laughing out loud. Thank you again, from America.🤗

So love to watch you paint. It goes from nothing to something amazing

I'm so glad I found you and your videos Stuart. Wonderful. I actually started painting with confidence... magic. Thanks so much for all the effort you put into sharing.

Hi Stuart, I am still enjoying your videos and love your "go for it, don't worry" approach. Many thanks

That was the best one, Stuart! The outtakes were very enjoyable,! Thank you so much!

BRILLIANT as always.Love the bloopers too!You made my day Stuart. Mia 🇬🇧

My first time here and i love the chaos in paintings, winds, lightning, etc...tyvm great work!

I haven't checked your channel for a number of weeks. It's good to see you back doing your art.

Fantastic lesson and painting. I adored the bloopers so much, made my day. It must be so hard to create these, though you make it look easy. Thanks for giving so much to us Stuart, we are grateful. All the best

This is SUCH a great video, Mr. Davies! Thank you for sharing your expertise, thoughts and humor with us!

Love it; incredibly talented. I have been learning tremendously. Thank you and Thank you!

Always enjoy watching you paint! Beautiful painting:)

I can’t stop watching! You’re a joy to listen to and incredibly talented! ❤️❤️❤️

Hi Stuart, I just wanted tell you I love your paintings and instruction, I watched hours of your videos' and did a painting in your style. I did not do a follow along just used your technique, but using acrylics not oils. You are absolutely correct that acrylic is not easy to use when doing this style of painting. My painting turned out well though after a lot of adjustments, and I really like it. The painting reminds me of when I lived in west Texas, and spent many days and nights in the desert. I call it "A Storm Comin' In". Thank You , Sir

Your art is gorgeous ! I really enjoyed the process ! Thank you for sharing .

Every time you begin a sky, I think no way, but when I watch until the end, it is absolutely beautiful. I also paint, but I work and work on a sky. You make it look so easy.

U're quite the guy, im a profesional artist myself and i enjoy listening to ur chatting while working, keep it up!

I absolutely love it!! I like so much your style and every explanation you give to us. Please continue talking a lot in your videos and explaining everything like you do.

Beautiful work, love the tones!

I think your work is stunning. Love your paintings. I so enjoy watching you work.

Thank you Stuart!! You are my professor at large I always learn something useful. Keep up the great work

It's like i'm watching the movie written by the same author as the book "the art spirit". These are priceless lesson for how to approach the art

Hello Stuart... always a joy to see you and to watch your work. Excellent camera work. Thanks for sharing.

Love your videos so much! Thank you for making them! Going to catch up this week for art class!

Amazing painting to watch be created. love the bloopers.

This is really amazing. thank you for this video❤️

The color of this painting are stunning, it came out very beautiful. I love your videos, Stuart. Have a wonderful weekend.

Still laughing ! Love this one :)

this is the 3rd time I’ve watched this, but once the music started at the end, I always switched to something else. Your outtakes 😆. The bonus in these videos is your sense of humor.

Great imagination and wonderful brush work, thank you Stuart you are awesome.

I ADORE that you included the outtakes ☺☺☺🎨🎨🗣🗣 you are awesome!!

Thank you, for mentioning James Naughton, for I have been, for about one year, trying to recall his name as the artist who has a similar dramatic settle to your own. Finally I have peace on the issue. Now to see if I can be creative using your technique for drama in my own way.

I. enjoyed this one.even the out takes were good!

This was a real pleasure to watch- fantastic! I think your videos and presentation style are great, never too long in my opinion and your comments whilst painting are entertaining and informative. I look forward to your next installment!!

Your bloopers just make you human. Thank you!!! I love your paintings!

Hi Stuart, love watching you work your magic! I’m attempting to follow you in this particular painting and loving it even though I’m struggling to be “free of hand” Have a great day 😀

Stuart, you've done it again. Beautiful use of colours. Every video gets more imformative, i'm hooked. By the way i looked up the artist you mention and thanks he's on par. Look forward to the next.

Stuart, I am mesmerized by your work

so many words of wisdom-- love the ending

Great lesson Stuart. Enjoyable as always with beautiful results. I looked at Naughton's work and they are very cool too.... Thank you for your efforts and time!!

Thank you again. Glad you are gathering a large audience.

😂 LOL ha ha ha heh heh heh Stuart! You are wonderfully funny way at the end with your "bloopers"!!! In addition to being a wonderful presenter and encourager! Thank you so very much! 💕 As a beginner, I believe I really can "give it a go", as they say, after watching this video 😄🐱🐺💕💕🌈⛄💕

You are such a talented and inspiring artist. Your presentations are better than most on KZfaq. Even though I love color and I am so drawn to all of your paintings. I watch all of them and feel you take me off into imaginary journeys. Your conversation while you paint make me feel as though I am there with you. I hope you stay well during this pandemic. On one of your videos I heard you describe overwhelming tiredness. My husband had COVID in Dec 2020 and that was his main symptom aside from loss of smell and taste.

Wow, love your videos. As an artist, I've been struggling with the motivation to make art but your videos are helping me to make again. Very inspiring, useful, and entertaining.

I'm hard-of-hearing, use no form of hearing aid, and from my desktop (not even turned up halfway), I hear you perfectly! No more worries on your part. Thanks for great commentary!

Enjoying watching , as usual!

“Doesn’t matter. If it’s too rude, I’ll delete it.” 🤭 “Talk as much as you want.” *digs one’s own grave* 😯😵 and down we go 🤣🤣 Pahahah. No dilly no dally. Stuart gets straight to the point. This is why he’s so awesome.

Hey Stuart ....20 years ago a have the intention de paintre. I went to an artist shop and and bay le materiel. I never went to artschool. I tray de paintre but a never wash satifait. Naw I watsh your video's and was confict to paintre again. The way you explique ton technique I was direct happy de paintre again. After 2weeks watshing your video's I paint my first work and I verry satifiing. Thank you verry mutsch die the inspiration. You are a real artist but above all a good teacher

Merci pour ce tutoriel. C'est super. J'aime faire " le ciel: et là c'est une merveille. Belle interpretation. Félicitations l'artiste.

Loved the bloopers, encouraging for we mere mortals that even the cool guys have off days. The painting is great, loved the use of just the few colours. Wish I could afford to shout you a teleprompter Stuart, but my budget just wouldn’t allow it, so you will have to struggle by without. Keep up the great work. Dave M (AUSTRALIA)🇦🇺😎

Great painting Stuart, I always learn a lot from you, oh and I love the funny ending too.

My style is completely different, but there is always something to learn from you ;) thank you for sharing your work!

Not only an artist but, a quite funny comedian too, talented brother, talented!😂🤣😂🤣 Now let the paint flow! Hahaha!😂

Full of useful tips, as usual. Thank you!

Watching and listening is always a pleasant surprise. Lovely

BEST ENDING EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for adding it : )

thanks stuart! i like these videos a whole lot

As always, this video and tutorials are excellent. The fact that I came across your videos completely by accident is a really valuable gift for me, because they help me so much to try more boldly myself and to see with interest what the result can be. You are so talent and it is all so enjoyable to watch. The ending of this video was very very good and fun. Keep up the good work because you have so many talents. All the best!

"Take... God knows what..." I love it!!!

Gorgeous!

Very much enjoyed as always. Look forward to the use of Red Ochre. ps love the outtakes.

Another gem. Thank you

Nice to see such a talent is also quite human! Loved it.

Dear Stewart you made me laugh so hard just listening to you trying to start your video conversation at the beginning of your video. Thank you for sharing what it’s like in your world. Many thanks for the laughs.

I am so happy to find you!..Thank you.

Stuart.......your out takes are absolutely hilarious....ever thought of taking to the comedic stage. ,! Wonderful, blessings ! Thank you ! ...I still chuckling 🙏🏻❣️👩🏼‍🎨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿